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李
lǐ
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English Definitionplum; (Chinese surname)
Simplified Script李
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinlǐ
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄌㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)lei5
Part of Speech(名) noun
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Part of society/family/Chinese surnames

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老李lǎolǐOld Li
桃李táolǐstudents (slang)
投桃报李tóu táo bào lǐtoss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor; to exchange gifts; Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
铁拐李tiě guǎi lǐsee 李铁拐
艳如桃李yàn rú táolǐlit. beautiful as peach and prune; fig. radiant beauty
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